Because of a grant from the Central Midlands Council of Government that focused on creating 'climate conversations,' USC hosted its first Student Sustainability Summit, a student-led conference that covered a wide variety of environmental topics.
Several locations exist for students to drop off their recyclables, which would improve campus recycling processes, but not many are aware of the program. Read more:USC's Director of Sustainability, Waste and Recycling Manager and the Sonoco Columbia Plant Manager weigh in on the current state of USC's recycling processes and how they could be improved. Read more:
On Feb. 2, students gathered to pick up trash at Maxcy Gregg Park with Cocky's Cleanup Crew, an organization dedicated to protecting the environment by eliminating litter. The club also discussed future plans and its impacts on the community.
The four hosts of Equalitree, an environmental justice podcast that covers a variety of topics, discuss how they got started, their goals for the podcast and their plans for the future.The podcast, run by Sustainable Carolina's Environmental Justice team, spreads awareness of environmental issues in hopes of educating students who aren't in environmental fields.
Students took advantage of the light snowfall brought on by Winter Storm Enzo, staying out late to sled and play in the snow. Despite a winter storm warning being issued for the Columbia area, students came together to have fun in the winter weather.
A team of college students, including five USC students, won first place in IBM's Call for Code competition for designing an AI-powered audiobook app that helps young children learn to read. The group won a total of $10,000.
Student commuters are frustrated with on-campus parking, grappling with crowded garages and expensive passes. USC's Master Plan aims to provide a solution in the coming years.
On the night of the presidential election, USC students spent their time doing a variety of things. Some treated it like any other night, while other watched with friends or attended other events.
Blatt Bonanza, a night of food, yard games and music, drew a crowd of over 1,000 students on Wednesday on Blatt Field. Many students were looking for ways to counter or avoid Uncensored America's "roast" of Vice President Kamala Harris, which happened around the same time.